Saw lightning hit a tree

[GilpinGuy]

I was driving toward Nederland the other day and was on the last straightaway before you get to town, on the north end. It was a torrential downpour. I had my headphones on, listening to the Mike Rosen podcast.

I see a blinding flash to my right and an immediate BOOOOOOOOOM! that scared the shit out of me, even with the headphones on. A treetop maybe 30 yards into the woods just exploded. Branches flew off of it in all directions.

I never saw that before. So cool, but a little freaky too.

[Graves]

Driving with your headphones on...so you're one of 'those' folks aye?

[MCarp71]

Driving with your headphones on...so you're one of 'those' folks aye?

[Ah Pook]

Lightening is a scary and fascinating beast. Seen a lot of it this season.

We had a lightening strike tree catch fire above us last week. It had smoldered for a couple of days and POOF.

[BPTactical]

Watched it hit a few trees and a pile of hand tools when I worked for the Forest Service.
Incredible power in that phenomenon.

[rockhound]

when i was about 8 years old (that was a long time ago) we were running in from the horse pastures because a rain storm with lots of lightning had rolled in,

as i approached our front porch a bolt hit right in front of me, so close was the strike that it knocked me off my feet almost like i had been tackled from the front as i ran.

[rondog]

Saw lightning hit a power transformer on a pole once, at a good distance away thankfully. That was cool! Green shit foaming everywhere.

[Wiggity]

Last night I went to my parents house for a family dinner. They live on about 10 acres. Lightning hit the neighbor's property and started a brush fire. It was about 20 square feet.


My brother and I ran over and needless to say, that fire could not handle 190lbs of THIS MAN.

[clublights]

When I went To Philmont Boy Scout Ranch ( Northern New Mexico ) in 92 we had a lightning strike hit a tree about 50 yards away from us. I got hit with tree splinters from it.. crazy loud

[Ah Pook]

When I went To Philmont Boy Scout Ranch ( Northern New Mexico ) in 92 we had a lightning strike hit a tree about 50 yards away from us. I got hit with tree splinters from it.. crazy loud

I was there in '76. We got caught in a hail and lightening storm while heading up the Tooth of Time ridge. No fun.